Where does “pruvigghia” come from?

pruvigghia (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin pulvic(u)la, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pruvigghia (Sicilian): make-up powder

Definitions

  1. make-up powder

Ancestry of “pruvigghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpulvic(u)la—
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulvic(u)la →